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higher levels is achallenge.jenniferglassehas this report from kabul. >> reporter: morning assembly at this school shows how far afghanistan has come. in 2002 there were 37 students here. now there are more than 3,000. nearly half of them girls. this person founded the school. 13 years ago he went door to door to convince parents to educate their sons and daughter. >> my students are practicing the freedom of talk and expression and freedom of the world. they are interacting with families in a good way. that is with the support of the community. >> the community spirit is obvious. there's an elected council and committee to maintain discipline. in the classroom there's a hunger for learning. >> it's important that we should learn education, because if you don't have education, we cannot improve our life or our kuntry. >> in gender parity afghanistan made the fastest progress of any country in the world and has bun of biggest increases in enrolment. the 7-fold increase in enrolment has created problems. afghanistan doesn't have enough qualified teachers or classrooms, some study in s

higher levels is a challenge. jennifer glasse has this report from kabul. >> reporter: morning assembly at this school shows how far afghanistan has come. in 2002 there were 37 students here. now there are more than 3,000. nearly half of them girls. this person founded the school. 13 years ago he went door to door to convince parents to educate their sons and daughter. >> my students are practicing the freedom of talk and expression and freedom of the world. they are interacting...

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ghani said it is a group with links to the islamic state in rack in the levant. fromkabul,jenniferglasseereports. >> the suicide bomber detonated his vest in a crowd of people lining up outside the kabul bank. government salaries are paid here the apparent target was civil servants. passersby tried to help the injured and move the dead. >> i saw many people dead bodies and injured people on the ground. ambulance arrived very late and many people died of their wounds. wounds. >> reporter: two other blasts around the same time targeted a shrine and another bank highlighting the difficult security situation. president ghani says groups affiliated with isil are to blame. >> today, the taliban did not take responsibility. daesh took responsibility. international terrorists are responsible. they are not our people. if you are afghan or muslim come and stand with us. if you are influenced by foreigners, then this is a warning: >> ghani called this a new war. he asked afghans to unite against what he called international terrorists. the attacks came as parliament approved all of ghani's

ghani said it is a group with links to the islamic state in rack in the levant. from kabul, jennifer glassee reports. >> the suicide bomber detonated his vest in a crowd of people lining up outside the kabul bank. government salaries are paid here the apparent target was civil servants. passersby tried to help the injured and move the dead. >> i saw many people dead bodies and injured people on the ground. ambulance arrived very late and many people died of their wounds. wounds....

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. >> there is no option. >> they're going to be fans. >> that's it, yes. >> what scottandjenniferdon'tknow is when, even if they will get to see their beloved team do this again win the stanley cub like they did in 1967. since then they've barely come close. this year and for the past decade they have not even made the playoffs. ♪ [♪ singing ♪] >> this young singer found inspiration in his disappoint recording this song of heartbreak and loss. >> in the music industry a lot of music is about heartbreak or heartwarming right? there is maybe a little bit of in between but that's what most of it is. and it has been just a heartbreak. >> think of manchester united or the new york yankees. the league has that much popularity in canada, but they lose and their players fail in toronto only to succeed in other cities. the most recently commemorated outside of the arena retired in the 1980s. this sports writer wrote about the league's abomination. erickhe likens them to baseball's chicago cubs, who have not won a championship in a further. >> the maple leafs are not lovable losers. they'

. >> there is no option. >> they're going to be fans. >> that's it, yes. >> what scott and jennifer don't know is when, even if they will get to see their beloved team do this again win the stanley cub like they did in 1967. since then they've barely come close. this year and for the past decade they have not even made the playoffs. ♪ [♪ singing ♪] >> this young singer found inspiration in his disappoint recording this song of heartbreak and loss. >> in...

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doors to protest taxhikes.jenniferglasselast the story from kabul. >> shops are closed across kabul. kabul's central market is like a ghost town. the reason is clear. the central kabul looks like this when it usually looks like this. shopkeepers said they had no choice when their tax bills arrived. >> last year we paid $300 per shop. this year, the government wants more than $2,000. >> reporter: store owners said they can't afford that and took their complaint to the streets. the finance ministry says it's just following law and trying to create a tax culture. >> translator: we want to pay the same tax we paid last year. we can't pay more. even last year was hard to pay our taxes. since the beginning of this year business has been very hard. >> reporter: store owners say they plan to stay closed until their demand for lower tax is met. even though they support the protest, shopkeepers like these have opened 98. they say they can't afford to lose the income especially in an economy where they were already struggling to make a profit. >> a new challenge for the six month old governmen

doors to protest tax hikes. jennifer glasse last the story from kabul. >> shops are closed across kabul. kabul's central market is like a ghost town. the reason is clear. the central kabul looks like this when it usually looks like this. shopkeepers said they had no choice when their tax bills arrived. >> last year we paid $300 per shop. this year, the government wants more than $2,000. >> reporter: store owners said they can't afford that and took their complaint to the...

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jenniferglassereports from kabul on what many people are calling a success. >> reporter: morning assembly at this school shows how far afghanistan has come. in 2002 there were 37 students here. now there are more than 3,000 nearly half of them girls. this man founded the school. 13 years ago he went door-to-door to convince parents to educate their sons and daughters. >> now they are practicing their freedoms, and they are interacting with a their familiar list in a very good well but that has come all with the support of the community. >> reporter: the community spirit is obvious here there's an elected student council, and a student committee to maintain discipline. and in the classrooms there's a real hunger for learning. >> it's important in this time in this world, that we should learn education, because it if you don't have education, we cannot improve our life or improve our country. >> reporter: in gender parity afghanistan has made the fastest progress of any country in the world in the past 15 years, and has one of the biggest increases in enrollment. but the increase i

jennifer glasse reports from kabul on what many people are calling a success. >> reporter: morning assembly at this school shows how far afghanistan has come. in 2002 there were 37 students here. now there are more than 3,000 nearly half of them girls. this man founded the school. 13 years ago he went door-to-door to convince parents to educate their sons and daughters. >> now they are practicing their freedoms, and they are interacting with a their familiar list in a very good...

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washington.jenniferlondon,al jazeera, los angeles. >> thanks for joining us. stephanie sy is back in two minutes. is dumped into the rivers and lakes, it then gets into the food chain... >> that's hitting home >> it ends up on the dinner plate of people... >> techknow only on al jazeera america >> part of al jazeera america's >> special month long evironmental focus fragile planet >> danger and despair in the mediterranean as thousands risk their lives to flee africa. why the united nations say not enough is being done to save them. >> a third arrest on a sexual assault on a florida beach in broad daylight during spring break. >> russian president is defending his government and his actions in ukraine on a live call-in show. >> this is aljazeera america live from new york city, i'm stephanie sy. the number of mike grants trying to make the deadly sea crossing from north africa to europe has reached and unprecedented level. identity's coast guard said 10,000 people have been plucked from the water since friday. monday hundreds of believed to have drowned before rescue. the number of p

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fighters linked to the armed group. 35 were killed onsaturday.jenniferglassereports from the capital kabul. >> these are some of the victims of the bombing, recovering in a jalalabad hospital. they heard accusations that fighters affiliated with i.s.i.l. called by the name d.a.e.s.h. are to blame. people are angry the government can't provide security. >> if it's d.a.e.s.h. or the taliban, we condemn such acts incidents are not acceptable. >> political infighting delayed the imply takes of government reforms. the taliban filled the vacuum in some areas. in ghazni province, the taliban shot and murdered three men. villagers came to the execution and said the taliban group is needed because taliban courts don't work. there's no evidence that the armed group has a widespread support apart from this attack. there's potential for it to grow. the building blocks of d.a.e.s.h. exists in afghanistan. we have radicalized youth, a spread of weapon in afghanistan. it's easy to recruit people for d.a.e.s.h. even if there is recruiting going on some say afghanistan doesn't have the sectar

fighters linked to the armed group. 35 were killed on saturday. jennifer glasse reports from the capital kabul. >> these are some of the victims of the bombing, recovering in a jalalabad hospital. they heard accusations that fighters affiliated with i.s.i.l. called by the name d.a.e.s.h. are to blame. people are angry the government can't provide security. >> if it's d.a.e.s.h. or the taliban, we condemn such acts incidents are not acceptable. >> political infighting delayed...

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iran. we look at an important turkish fist to iran. plus... >>i'mjenniferglassein kabul, where afghan shopkeepers are opposing a tax by closing their door. >>> and golf's two faces get ready for augusta. zoe here with the sport a little later >>> kenya's air force has been targetting al-shabab fighters inside somali. following the attack on a kenyan university last week. jets destroyed two camps in the geedo region -- gedo region al-shabab said it fell on farm land. al-shabab threatened more attacks unless kenya withdraws its troops. kenya's defense force spokesperson says "there is reliable intelligence that the targeted areas are, in fact camps belonging to al-shabab." >> kenya protects the borders by carrying out strikes on the areas. we need troops on our side of the border to police the border. it's a long stretch. it will stretch the troops. however, we are able to at the moment take care of this area. >>> what of the university? investigators try to work out what happened. al jazeera's catherine wambua-soi reports from the university. >> reporter: this is where the killi

iran. we look at an important turkish fist to iran. plus... >> i'm jennifer glasse in kabul, where afghan shopkeepers are opposing a tax by closing their door. >>> and golf's two faces get ready for augusta. zoe here with the sport a little later >>> kenya's air force has been targetting al-shabab fighters inside somali. following the attack on a kenyan university last week. jets destroyed two camps in the geedo region -- gedo region al-shabab said it fell on farm land....

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.jenniferglass,al jazeera, kabul. >>> that's the website you're looking at right there. aljazeera.com. aljazeera.com. ramalinga raju paz >>> police dispatch audio tapes reveal the moments an a white south carolina police officer shot and killed a black man. the latest from north charleston. nuclear roadblocks - iran's supreme leader says there'll be no nuclear deal until all economic sanctions are lifted. >>> president obama visiting jamaica, a strategic mood to move jamaicans closer to the u.s. - and further from venezuela. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >>> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city. i hope pinks. -- randall pinkston. activists are calling for change in south carolina a day after city officials fired a white officer accused of murdering a black man. a few moments ago members of the n.c.a.a. p hope that it will change a culture of violence. newly released audio revealed key moments moments after michael slager shot walter scott. will >>> al jazeera's jonathan martin was at the n.a.a.c.p. news conference in north charleston. >> this is the first time the naac naach branch

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after being falsely accused of burning a copy of the koran. there was noevidence.jenniferglasshas this report from kabul and we must warn thank you video you're about to see is disturbing. >>reporter: the last half hour of farkhunda's life must have been terrifying. an angry crowd calling for her blood. and that's what they got. hundreds cheered her killing. many filming it on their mobile phones where we got this footage. even in death they could not let her rest burning her remains in a nearby river bank. she was accused of burning the koran. but farkhunda was innocent and the backlash was immediate. at her funeral, women activists carried her coffin breaking with afghan tradition. and thousands demonstrated not just in kabul but in germany, london and new york. all demanding justice. that's what her family wants too. her mother says she made sure all eight of her daughters including farkhunda were educated so they could contribute to society. >> the government should be held accountable for every drop of farkhunda's blood. she's not just my daughter, she's the daughter of t

after being falsely accused of burning a copy of the koran. there was no evidence. jennifer glass has this report from kabul and we must warn thank you video you're about to see is disturbing. >>reporter: the last half hour of farkhunda's life must have been terrifying. an angry crowd calling for her blood. and that's what they got. hundreds cheered her killing. many filming it on their mobile phones where we got this footage. even in death they could not let her rest burning her remains...

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undocumented immigrants from deportation, as jonathanmentioned.jenniferglassemet one family that would be affected by the court's decision. >> reporter: take a look around this small four-room apartment, ten people live here. all of the furniture was brought at garage sales. outside these two girls play a game. they are u.s. citizens. their parents are not. they are undocumented migrants from mexico. without papers they are forced to work in the shadows at low-paying jobs. she cleans a laundromat. he works at a supermarket. >> translator: one paycheck goes for the rent. we also take money from the second check for the rent and whatever is left, we pay bills. thanks to the fact we have food stamps we were able to eat. about six months ago we couldn't even afford to buy a gallon of milk. >> reporter: the struggle to feed their family is ever present. on the way we visited there was food on the table, but tomorrow they may go hungry. >> translator: my children know when there's no money. i tell them this is what we're eating today. cactus beans. they are used to it. >> reporter: pre

undocumented immigrants from deportation, as jonathan mentioned. jennifer glasse met one family that would be affected by the court's decision. >> reporter: take a look around this small four-room apartment, ten people live here. all of the furniture was brought at garage sales. outside these two girls play a game. they are u.s. citizens. their parents are not. they are undocumented migrants from mexico. without papers they are forced to work in the shadows at low-paying jobs. she cleans...

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have their childrenvaccinated.jenniferlondonhas more [applause]. >>reporter: a controversial california bill that would require children be vaccinate vaccinated before attending school passed its first test wednesday >> just for the safety of everyone's children everybody should be vaccinated. >> i don't think it's a good idea because it should be the parent's choice. >>reporter: the measure blocks parents from opting out of vaccines due to personal beliefs. supporters say the rise in measles and whooping cough cases is why the measure is needed. >> we can't have people fearing to go outside, so go to school to a store, public transport, to go to a theme part because they're worried about catching a disease like measles. >>reporter: but opponents are not sold. >> we should have policies that encourage full vaccination, full coverage, but that's not going to happen until -- >> i think forcing children to do anything is not right. i think parents should be able to raise the child according to their beliefs. >>reporter: all 50 states require measles vaccinations for students but

have their children vaccinated. jennifer london has more [applause]. >>reporter: a controversial california bill that would require children be vaccinate vaccinated before attending school passed its first test wednesday >> just for the safety of everyone's children everybody should be vaccinated. >> i don't think it's a good idea because it should be the parent's choice. >>reporter: the measure blocks parents from opting out of vaccines due to personal beliefs....

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deficit. "al jazeeraamerica"sjenniferlondonreports on the drought and joins us now. >> hi it's nice to be here. >> tell us what you see out there. not only in farm land but the places people live. >> as you mentioned we have been covering the drought for over a year and have done stories op how it's impacting farmers and city dwellers and have gone out to the rural communities in the state's central valley and the best way to sum up how the drought is impact them if you look at east porterville in the central valley population over 7,000 - more than half of the residents have no running water. no running water to their homes. many of those residents - hundreds - have been without the running water for months some for a year. i think one way you could look at it is if you believe that life is water, it's safe to say the small town of east porterville is dying. >> will everyone who lives there have to go move somewhere else? >> well that's not - it's interesting you say that because some of the city officials we spoke to in nearby communities say, yes, they don't have running wat

deficit. "al jazeera america"s jennifer london reports on the drought and joins us now. >> hi it's nice to be here. >> tell us what you see out there. not only in farm land but the places people live. >> as you mentioned we have been covering the drought for over a year and have done stories op how it's impacting farmers and city dwellers and have gone out to the rural communities in the state's central valley and the best way to sum up how the drought is impact...

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kids. >> yeah. >> reporter: what scottandjenniferdon'tknow is when even if they will get to see their beloved team do this genuine the stanley cup like they did in 1967. since then they have barely come close. this year and for much of the past decade they haven't even made the playoffs ♪ >> reporter: this young fan recorded this song of heart break and loss. >> a lot of music is about heart break or heart-warming, right? there's maybe a little bit of in between, but that's what most of it is. and the leafs song has pretty much just been a heart break song. >> reporter: the leafs have a lot of money and popularity in canada, but they lose and their players often fail in toronto, only to succeed in other cities. the most recent player retired in the 1980s. this sports writer wrote a book trying to explain why the team is so consistently businessdismal. >> they cultivated this lovable loser thing in chicago. the maple leafs are the unlikable losers. 50 years since they last won it and they are still looking for another one. >> reporter: this is the city where the stanley cup is

kids. >> yeah. >> reporter: what scott and jennifer don't know is when even if they will get to see their beloved team do this genuine the stanley cup like they did in 1967. since then they have barely come close. this year and for much of the past decade they haven't even made the playoffs ♪ >> reporter: this young fan recorded this song of heart break and loss. >> a lot of music is about heart break or heart-warming, right? there's maybe a little bit of in between,...

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footage of her being beaten drove people around the world to hold rallies in herhonor.jenniferglassereports from kabul. a warning that her story contains some photographic images. >> the last half hour of her life must have been terrifying. surrounded by an angry crowd calling for her blood and that's what they got. long live islam they shout as they beat her with sticks and stones. hundreds cheered her killing many filming it on their mobile phones where we got this footage. >> even in death they couldn't let her rest, burning her remains. she was accused of burning the koran. she was innocent and the backlash immediate. at her funeral women activists carried her coffin, breaking with afghan tradition and thousands demonstrated not just in kabul but in germany london and new york, all demanding justice. that's what her family wants too. her mother said she made sure all eight of her daughters were educated so they could contribute to society. >> the government should be held accountable for every drop of her blood. she's not just my daughter. she's the daughter of the nation. >> he

footage of her being beaten drove people around the world to hold rallies in her honor. jennifer glasse reports from kabul. a warning that her story contains some photographic images. >> the last half hour of her life must have been terrifying. surrounded by an angry crowd calling for her blood and that's what they got. long live islam they shout as they beat her with sticks and stones. hundreds cheered her killing many filming it on their mobile phones where we got this footage....

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family living on the margins now forced to live on the edge as they wait for washington.>>jenniferlondonreporting. let's bring in the national treasurer of the immigration lawyers association. great to see you. thanks for your final. >> a district judge in texas put a hold on this executive action. how long do you expect the court will take a make a decision now? >> we expect as you know today we're going to have a hearing on whether the injunction will put a stay on the injunction, so hope to have a decision on that by next month and then perhaps the hearing on the merits in june. >> while this plays out in court, what should families like the one we just heard from in jennifer's piece be doing? should they be consulting immigration attorneys should they start filling out paperwork? >> absolutely. i mean, that's the message to get good advice specific to their case, and to make sure it's from a lawyer, from someone who's actually qualified to do this and skilled in immigration law. >> the fifth circuit threw out a case in mississippi this week challenging the policy that grants

family living on the margins now forced to live on the edge as they wait for washington. >> jennifer london reporting. let's bring in the national treasurer of the immigration lawyers association. great to see you. thanks for your final. >> a district judge in texas put a hold on this executive action. how long do you expect the court will take a make a decision now? >> we expect as you know today we're going to have a hearing on whether the injunction will put a stay on the...

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for better training for police and better treatment forwomen.jenniferglasshas more. >>reporter: the last half hour of her life must have been terrifying surrounded by an angry crowd calling for her blood. and that's what they got. long live islam the men shout as they beat her with sticks and stones jumping on her body. hundreds cheered her killing. many filming it on their phones where we got this footage. even in rest they could not let her rest burning her remains in a nearby river bank. she was accused of burning the cokoran. thousands demonstrated at her funeral, not just in kabul but in germany, london and new york all demanding justice. that's what her family wants too. her mother says she made sure all her daughters were educated so they could contribute to society. >> the government should be held accountable for every drop of her blood. she's not just my daughter she's the daughter of the nation. >>reporter: her brother says the police on the scene should have saved her. instead the police chief initially told the media she had mental problems and encouraged her paren

for better training for police and better treatment for women. jennifer glass has more. >>reporter: the last half hour of her life must have been terrifying surrounded by an angry crowd calling for her blood. and that's what they got. long live islam the men shout as they beat her with sticks and stones jumping on her body. hundreds cheered her killing. many filming it on their phones where we got this footage. even in rest they could not let her rest burning her remains in a nearby...

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presence in his country and calling on all afghans to stand up against them andasjenniferglassereports the blast comes as they are making big changes to its government. >> reporter: suicide bomber detonated his vest in a crowd of people lining outside of the jalalabad bank and salaries are paid here and the target was civil servants. passersby tried to help the injured and move the dead. >> translator: i saw many people, dead bodies and injured people on the ground ambulances arrived very late and many people died of their wounds. >> reporter: two other blasts around the same time targeted a shine and another bank highlighting the difficult security situation. president ashraf ghani says groups affiliated with i.s.i.l. are to blame. >> translator: today the taliban did not take responsibility, dash took responsibility international terrorists are responsible and are not our people. if you are afghan or muslim come and stand with us. if you are influenced by foreigners then this is a warning. >> reporter: ghani called this a new war. he asked afghans to unite against what he cal

presence in his country and calling on all afghans to stand up against them and as jennifer glasse reports the blast comes as they are making big changes to its government. >> reporter: suicide bomber detonated his vest in a crowd of people lining outside of the jalalabad bank and salaries are paid here and the target was civil servants. passersby tried to help the injured and move the dead. >> translator: i saw many people, dead bodies and injured people on the ground ambulances...

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jalalabad. let's gotojenniferglasse,who is in the capital ofkabul.jennifertellus more about what has happened in jalalabad today. >> reporter: well, 35 people killed as you said, richelle, some of the more seriously injured has been brought here to kabul for treatment. since the explosion this morning, the streets of jalalabad has been deserted. many people came to hospitals to give blood but the attack happened this morning during the early morning rush hour. the suicide-bomber detonateed his vest among a crowd of people lining in front of jalalabad's bank. the target was civil servants. passersby tried to help the injured and move the dead. >> i saw many people, dead bodies injured people on the ground. ambulances arrived very late and many people died of their wounds. >> two other blasts around the same time targeted a shrine and another bank highlighting the difficult security situation. president ashraf ghani said that groups affiliated with isil are to blame. >> today the tall began not take responsibility. daesh took responsibility. international terrorists are responsible

jalalabad. let's go to jennifer glasse, who is in the capital of kabul. jennifer tell us more about what has happened in jalalabad today. >> reporter: well, 35 people killed as you said, richelle, some of the more seriously injured has been brought here to kabul for treatment. since the explosion this morning, the streets of jalalabad has been deserted. many people came to hospitals to give blood but the attack happened this morning during the early morning rush hour. the suicide-bomber...

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.jenniferglasseal jazeera, kabul. >>> time for sport now. here is robin. it's golf time. >> that's exactly where we start richelle. thank you very much. the 79th masters is currently underway. some of the biggest names already on the course. the american leading the way right now. defending champion bubba watson down in a tie for 11th place. world number 1, mcelroy chasing his first master's title to complete a grand slam. 14th time major champion tiger woods tees off in a little under two hours from now. the american is returning after a two-month absence with a back injury. the world number 111th these days. warming up for the event with a traditional par three contest with his children. >> the kids were exciting last year watching the par 3 contest, and obviously i was in bed watching this. and i said hey maybe next year you can do this if you want to. and it comes closer and they start bringing it up. >>> a bit of football news for you munich moving ahead. coming closest in the second half of the game. but it had to be decided on penalties. missing their close chance as you see

. jennifer glasse al jazeera, kabul. >>> time for sport now. here is robin. it's golf time. >> that's exactly where we start richelle. thank you very much. the 79th masters is currently underway. some of the biggest names already on the course. the american leading the way right now. defending champion bubba watson down in a tie for 11th place. world number 1, mcelroy chasing his first master's title to complete a grand slam. 14th time major champion tiger woods tees off in a...

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university of virginia why the u.n. called the report a failure of adjournment. >>i'mjenniferglasse.shopkeepers are opposing a tax by closing their doors. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm randall pinkston. a major humanitarian crisis unfolding right now in yemen a saudi led coalition is targeting houthi rebels and residents say the war is ripping their country apart.many witnesses report seeing bodies in the street. the red cross is trying to deliver badly needed aid to the country but ongoing air strikes are making that effort all but impossible. omar al sala has more. >> reporter: on days of fighting, many homes have been destroyed. homes and shops lie in ruins. civilians are also being killed. houthi rebels along with fighters loyal to ali abdullah saleh the form he president are infiltrating districts near the city's port. these are fighters loyal to president hadi and they are putting up a fierce battle. the city is a battle ground and the locals are caught up in the middle. >> it is getting really difficult for citizens to get the water and food supp

university of virginia why the u.n. called the report a failure of adjournment. >> i'm jennifer glasse. shopkeepers are opposing a tax by closing their doors. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm randall pinkston. a major humanitarian crisis unfolding right now in yemen a saudi led coalition is targeting houthi rebels and residents say the war is ripping their country apart.many witnesses report seeing bodies in the street. the red cross is trying to deliver...

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kabul,jenniferglassehas more. >> shops are closed across the capitol. cab bums central market is almost like a ghost town. the reason why is clear. the shutdown means central cab bum looks like this, when it usually looks like this. shopkeepers say they had no choice when their tax bills arrived. >> last year, we paid $300 for a shop. this year, the government wants more than $2,000. store owners say they can't afford that and took their complaint to the streets. the finance ministry said its following the law and trying to create a tax cult u. culture. we can't pay more. even last year it was hard to pay our taxes. since the beginning of the year, business has been very bad. >> store owners plan to stay closed until their demand for lower tax is met. >> even though they support the protest, some shopkeepers have opened anyway, saying they can't afford to lose the income especially in an economy where they were already struggling to make a profit. >> the shutdown is a new challenge for the six month old government of ashraf ghani who has promised to reduce the international aid a

kabul, jennifer glasse has more. >> shops are closed across the capitol. cab bums central market is almost like a ghost town. the reason why is clear. the shutdown means central cab bum looks like this, when it usually looks like this. shopkeepers say they had no choice when their tax bills arrived. >> last year, we paid $300 for a shop. this year, the government wants more than $2,000. store owners say they can't afford that and took their complaint to the streets. the finance...

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are still at large and charges are expected to be filedsoon.jenniferglasse,al jazeera, kabul. >> in france, the second black box from the crashed germanwings plane has been found. authorities hope to discover exactly what happened to the flight. a cockpit voice recorder found earlier suggest would the company pilot deliberately downed the plane. german investigators found evidence that he researched suicide methods, as well as cockpit door security. 150 people were killed in the crash. >> a russian trawler has sunk, killing at least 54 people. more than 100 were aboard the ship when it sank off the coast. search teams were working in freezing water to rescue survivors. >> argentina is marking the 33rd anniversary of its cop applicant with britain over what it calls the malvinas islands and britain calls the falklands. we have a report from buenos aires. >> the malvinas belong to argentina is a phrase often heard hear here. this museum is dedicated to the case for soveirnity. >> this is not a war museum. it's a peace museum we are trying to fill with symbols of justice. the oc

are still at large and charges are expected to be filed soon. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >> in france, the second black box from the crashed germanwings plane has been found. authorities hope to discover exactly what happened to the flight. a cockpit voice recorder found earlier suggest would the company pilot deliberately downed the plane. german investigators found evidence that he researched suicide methods, as well as cockpit door security. 150 people were killed in the...

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economic independence after relying on billions of dollar of aid for years. fromkabuljenniferglassehas more. >> shops are closed across the capital. kabul central market is almost like a ghost town. the reason why is clear. the shutdown means central kabul looks like this. when it usually looks like this. shop keepers say they had no choice when their tax bills arrived. >> last year we paid $300 tore shop. this year the government wants more than $200. >> store owners say they can't afford that and tack their complaints to the streets. the finance ministry say it's just following the law and trying to create a tax culture. >> we want to pay the same tax that we paid last year. we can't pay more. even last year it was hard to pay our taxes since the beginning of the year business has been very bad. >> store owners say they plan to stay closed until their demand for lower tax is met. even when they support the protest shop keepers like thee say they can't afford an income accepts in an economy where they were struggling to make a profit. the shutdown is a new challenge for the six-mo

economic independence after relying on billions of dollar of aid for years. from kabul jennifer glasse has more. >> shops are closed across the capital. kabul central market is almost like a ghost town. the reason why is clear. the shutdown means central kabul looks like this. when it usually looks like this. shop keepers say they had no choice when their tax bills arrived. >> last year we paid $300 tore shop. this year the government wants more than $200. >> store owners say...

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drought in california is in its fourth year. the government is restricted to reducewater.jenniferlondonexplains. >> reporter: on a late afternoon day this family is fishing for dinner along the river. chances they will not catch anything. the second largest and longest river is dying, topping the list of the nation's most endangered rivers. to find out why, i met with a conservation expert. >> the post important reason the river is in bad shape is it doesn't get enough water into the river. >> why is that. when you say it doesn't get enough water. >> because so much water is diverted. california is home to the bread basket. crops that grow feed the world. crops make up farmland. over the course of 356 mile run, the river and contribute ris are damned 73 times. water syphoned helps to irrigate the lemon orchard. are you the reason why the san war valley is the most endangered. >> we need to go back to when it was decided it would go south. and grow crops that go all over the world. it was that that killed the river. >> every day people drive over the river. what you can't see fro

drought in california is in its fourth year. the government is restricted to reduce water. jennifer london explains. >> reporter: on a late afternoon day this family is fishing for dinner along the river. chances they will not catch anything. the second largest and longest river is dying, topping the list of the nation's most endangered rivers. to find out why, i met with a conservation expert. >> the post important reason the river is in bad shape is it doesn't get enough water...

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of conflict in ukraine. we have a special report. plus.interi'mjenniferglassein kabul, where afghan shopkeepers are protesting a new tax by closing their doors. >> on al jazeera america ali velshi looks at the issues affecting us all... >> we're taking a hard look at the most important issues out there that get you the answers that you deserve. >> real money with ali velshi only on al jazeera america >> you're with us here on al jazeera. i'm david foster and these are the global headlines. the united nations says the war in yemen is sending an already poor country into disaster. red cross aid has landed in sanaa. >>> palestineian organization says i.s.i.l. fighters stormed the yarmouk camp in syria on wednesday. >>> 300 captured kidnapped traveling by bus to aleppo and damascus. the al nusra front was blamed for kidnapping but not official said it was behind what happened. kenyan military jets have targeted al shabaab territory in somalia after last week's massacre at garrissa university. said they destroyed rming some camps the kenyan majority leader of the national simply s

of conflict in ukraine. we have a special report. plus. interi'm jennifer glasse in kabul, where afghan shopkeepers are protesting a new tax by closing their doors. >> on al jazeera america ali velshi looks at the issues affecting us all... >> we're taking a hard look at the most important issues out there that get you the answers that you deserve. >> real money with ali velshi only on al jazeera america >> you're with us here on al jazeera. i'm david foster and these...

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launches air strikes against al-shabab. plus... >>i'mjenniferglassein kabul where afghan shopkeepers are protesting a new tax by closing their doors. >>> the u.n. children's agency u.n.i.c.e.f. is warning that the war in yemen is driving that country towards what it calls humman tarian disasters. it's 12 days since the fighting from the saudi-led coalition. and the death toll mounts. dozens are reported to have been killed in clashes in aden alone. elsewhere there has been fatalities too. for several days the southern port city aden saw intense fighting. houthi rebels on the one side and forces loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi on the other. undeniable is that food and water is in short supply and human rights groups say houthis attacked and detained 400 politicians, activists and journalists. this report is by omar al salah. >> reporter: almost two weeks of air strikes and the humanitarian situation in yemen is worsening by the day. at the capital sanaa there's a rush to buy food. people are panicking, preparing for the worse. this queue is to secure wheat. the p

launches air strikes against al-shabab. plus... >> i'm jennifer glasse in kabul where afghan shopkeepers are protesting a new tax by closing their doors. >>> the u.n. children's agency u.n.i.c.e.f. is warning that the war in yemen is driving that country towards what it calls humman tarian disasters. it's 12 days since the fighting from the saudi-led coalition. and the death toll mounts. dozens are reported to have been killed in clashes in aden alone. elsewhere there has been...

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determine if parents of u.s. citizens can get workpermits.jenniferlindenmet one family that is eagerly awaiting it the decision. >> reporter: tony, they are eagerly awaiting the outcome so much so that the family you are about to meet that the source and lawmakers and even president obama hears the story, and everyone understands what's truly at stake. tens of thousands of children could, according to researchers, be lifted out of poverty. take a look around this small four room at amount. ten people live here, and all. furniture was bought at garage sails. outside, valerie and her five-year-old sister play a game. they are u.s. citizens, and their parents are not. tersina lopez and his wife are undocumented migrants from mexico. without papers, they are forced to live in the shadows. she workings at a laundromat and he works in a supermarket. >> one check goes for the rent. and we take some of the second check for the represent and with whatever is left, we pay bills. thanks to food stamps, we can eat. and there were difficult moments, we couldn't buy a gallon of milk and for

determine if parents of u.s. citizens can get work permits. jennifer linden met one family that is eagerly awaiting it the decision. >> reporter: tony, they are eagerly awaiting the outcome so much so that the family you are about to meet that the source and lawmakers and even president obama hears the story, and everyone understands what's truly at stake. tens of thousands of children could, according to researchers, be lifted out of poverty. take a look around this small four room at...

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rallies in her honour. you may find some imagesinjenniferglass'sreport are disturbing. >> the last half hour of her life must have been terrifying. surrounded by an angry crowd calling for her blood. that's what they got. "long live islam they shout, as they bet her with sticks and stones. hundreds film. many on their phones. in death they couldn't let her rest. burning her remains in the nearby riverbank. she was accused of burning the koran. she was incident and the backlash immediate. at her funeral, women activists carried her coffin breaking with afghan tradition, and thousands demonstrated not just in kabul, but general assembly london and new york all demanding justice. >> that is what her family wants too. her mother said she made sure allate of her daughters were educated so they could contribute to society. >> the government should be held accountable for every drop of her blood. she's not just my daughter she's the daughter of the nation. >> her brother says the police on the scene should have saved her. the police chief told the media she had mental problems and en

rallies in her honour. you may find some images in jennifer glass's report are disturbing. >> the last half hour of her life must have been terrifying. surrounded by an angry crowd calling for her blood. that's what they got. "long live islam they shout, as they bet her with sticks and stones. hundreds film. many on their phones. in death they couldn't let her rest. burning her remains in the nearby riverbank. she was accused of burning the koran. she was incident and the backlash...

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considered the worst place in the world to get aneducation.jenniferglassreports from kabul on what many people are calling a success. >>reporter: morning assembly at the school shows how far afghanistan has come. in 2002 there were 37 students here. now there are more than 3,000. nearly half of them girls. >> my students they're practicing their freedom, freedom of talk expression interact their families in a very good way. but that has come all from the support of the community. >>reporter: the community spirit is obvious here. elected student council and a student committee -- and in the classrooms there's a real hunger for learning. >> it's important in this time, in this world that we should learn education because if you don't have education, we can't improve our lives or our country. >>reporter: afghanistan has made the most progress in the last 15 years in the world in genger equality. they don't have enough qualified teachers or classrooms. for those who do graduate high school getting into university isn't guaranteed. 270,000 students are competing for 130,000 higher education

considered the worst place in the world to get an education. jennifer glass reports from kabul on what many people are calling a success. >>reporter: morning assembly at the school shows how far afghanistan has come. in 2002 there were 37 students here. now there are more than 3,000. nearly half of them girls. >> my students they're practicing their freedom, freedom of talk expression interact their families in a very good way. but that has come all from the support of the...

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. so far, no claims of responsibility. let's go live nowtojenniferglasswho is in the afghan capital, kabul. >>reporter: they have the hal marks of the taliban but the taliban denies that they are responsible for this attack. the taliban often deny attacks that kill civilians. a very grim warning in jalalabad. it could have been much worse. just after that first attack that targeted the kabul back at about 8:00 o'clock this morning local time here they were people lined up outside. that attack killed 33 people. the interior ministry said they found and dismantled two bombs on bicycles and that the death toll could have been much higher. in the just the last half hour or so another car bomb has gone off killing two people. it is a bank as you said that is responsible for paying government workers and this is the end of the month when the salaries come in. >> what kind of message do you think is being sent by those who carried out these attacks? a sustained attack by all accounts on this eastern city of ofof jalalabad. >>reporter: this is the time of year when the attacks ramp

. so far, no claims of responsibility. let's go live now to jennifer glass who is in the afghan capital, kabul. >>reporter: they have the hal marks of the taliban but the taliban denies that they are responsible for this attack. the taliban often deny attacks that kill civilians. a very grim warning in jalalabad. it could have been much worse. just after that first attack that targeted the kabul back at about 8:00 o'clock this morning local time here they were people lined up outside....